2010, Fuel and Fuel Tax

Study finds that increased vehicle travel and decreased occupancy have undercut the impact of improving fuel economy over last 40 years

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

From 1970 to 2010, vehicle distance travelled in the US increased by 155% (from 1.674 trillion km to 4.260 trillion km); however, because vehicle load (i.e., Sivak found that while the vehicle fuel economy of the entire light-duty fleet improved by 40% (from 13 mpg US to 21.6 occupants carried) decreased by 27% (from 1.9 mpg US to 29.8

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel North America

Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

Between 2010 and 2021, worldwide nickel usage grew almost 90%. China’s status as a battery gatekeeper—along with its stationary storage capabilities in power grids and its emergence as the “factory to the world” on energy, non-fuel minerals and other key commodities—presents major challenges according to Foss.

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California BOE considers lowering gasoline excise tax rate for third year in a row

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

California drivers pay two types of state taxes on gas: sales tax, which is a percentage of the price, and a per-gallon excise tax. The fuel tax swap lowered the sales tax rate on gasoline to 2.25% and requires the BOE to set a per-gallon excise tax rate annually before 1 March.

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UK Government Pre-Budget Report Offers Tax Exemptions for EVs, £30M in Additional Support for Low-Carbon Vehicles; Annual Fuel Tax Increases and End of Duty Differential for Biofuels

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Other elements of the PBR to support lower-carbon transportation include: The PBR 2009 confirms that—as announced at Budget 2009—fuel duty will increase by one penny per liter (US$0.06 per gallon US) in real terms on 1 April each year from 2010 to 2013. per gallon US) from the 2010-11 obligation year.

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Belfer Center report calls for policymakers to begin taking steps to change policies for funding US transportation infrastructure

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2010

users pay for the construction and maintenance of roads via a federal fuel tax. Revenues from the tax go into the federal Highway Trust Fund, which is independent of the General Fund; every five years or so Congress passes an authorization bill to allocate these revenues. —Huang et al.

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Transportation Fuel Tax Tax Gasoline-Electric

Belfer Center Study Concludes Reducing Car and Truck GHG Emissions Will Require Substantially Higher Fuel Prices; Income Tax Credits for Advanced Alt Fuel Vehicles Are Essentially Ineffective at Reducing Sector Emissions

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2010

A new study from the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs finds that reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation will be a much bigger challenge than many assume, and will require substantially higher fuel prices combined with more stringent regulations.

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IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

IEA fuel economy readiness index status, 2010. New propulsion systems requiring new fuels, such as plug-in electric vehicle systems and fuel cell systems, are beyond the scope of this technology roadmap and are treated in separate roadmaps. Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008.

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Fuel Economy Fuel Transportation Engine

Initial results of 2-year US field study on Mileage-Based Road User Charge

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Researchers from the University of Iowa report the initial results of a 2-year field study evaluating the technical feasibility and user acceptance of mileage-based charging as a potential replacement for the current motor fuel tax in a paper in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.

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Charging Iowa Fuel Tax Tax

Congressional Budget Office estimates US federal policies promoting EVs and other fuel-efficient vehicles will cost $7.5B through 2019; little or no impact on gasoline use and GHG in the short term

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

The nonpartisan US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that federal policies to promote the manufacture and purchase of electric vehicles, some of which also support other types of fuel-efficient vehicles, will have a total budgetary cost of about $7.5 billion through 2019. Indirect effects. That effect may be large.

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EC Project Concludes Transport Unlikely to Deliver Required GHG Cuts to Contribute to Meeting Overall 2050 GHG Reduction Target Without Policies to Limit Demand Growth

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

The analysis was based on various combinations of policy options and technological improvements including new vehicle emission limits, increased fuel taxes, support for electric and hydrogen technologies, EU motorway speed limits and land transport’s inclusion in the EU’s emissions trading scheme (ETS).

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Transportation Climate Change Emissions Fuel Tax

New Zealand simplifies Road User Charges system, extends exemption for light electric motor vehicles from 2013 to 2020

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2012

(Since some 36% of diesel is used off-road, such as on farms, by manufacturing, industrial and commercial ventures, and boats, a fuel tax for road use would impose an unfair burden onto these sectors, the government says.). The fund—which was approximately $2.65

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New Zealand Light 2013 2020

Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

From 2010 through 2016, average battery cost per kilowatt-hour has dropped 74%, from over $1,000 to $273/Kwh while energy density has improved 5% per year. The growth of ZEVs represents a potential drain on motor vehicle fuel taxes, which could affect state transportation revenue. Grid overload is another concern.

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Study concludes significant additional transport policy interventions will be required for Europe to meet its GHG reduction goal

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2012

They estimated the number of new vehicles required and the adoption of new technologies and fuels based on their availability and cost effectiveness under projected scenario variables such as fuel price. CO 2 emissions decrease through 2050 by about 10% relative to 2010 in the “Favorable” scenario with only intra-EU27 traffic.

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Transportation Europe Climate Change Emissions

Study Finds Government Mandates Superior to All Other Biofuels Policies, But Mixing With Subsidies Causes Adverse Effects; The Argument for a Direct CO2 Tax

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Biofuel subsidies may be warranted in specific situations like compensation for volumetric fuel taxes that discriminate against biofuels because of lower miles per gallon obtained, or if lower CO 2 emissions with ethanol due to sequestration occur while growing the crop. Tags: Biodiesel Biomass Ethanol Fuels Policy.

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Tax CO2 Renewable Standards

Study Finds That Implementation of a Portfolio of Transportation Strategies Will Be Required for Significant Reductions in GHG from Transportation Sector; Pricing Strategies Have the Largest Potential

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2009

Projected cumulative greenhouse gas reductions from 2010-2050 by strategy category under maximum deployment scenario. per gallon fuel tax by 2050) could result in an additional reduction of 28% in GHG emissions. Highlights of the nine categories analyzed in the Moving Cooler report include: Pricing and taxes.

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Proposed US Transportation Reauthorization Plan Links Greenhouse Gas Reductions to Transportation Planning

Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2009

The Fund is replenished by revenue collected from motor fuel taxes. The situation has worsened with decreasing fuel purchases; the advent of more fuel-efficient vehicles in the future would also further stress the existing funding mechanism. The mainstay of funding is the 18.3-cent-per-gallon

Transportation

Transportation Gas 2009 Congress

How the Budget affects green car drivers

Green Cars News

APRIL 22, 2009

At the same time, however, Mr Darling has announced a two pence per litre increase on fuel duty which will apply from September this year. There will then be an additional one penny increase above the rate of inflation per year from 2010 to 2013.

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

Valence is strengthening its automotive accreditation by working towards TS 16949 accreditation in 2010. The vehicle is slated to arrive at select Ford dealers in 2010. ton truck, will account for most of the volume and Valence projects revenues of as much as $3 million in 2010 from the PVI contract. The Maxity, a 7.5

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Li-ion Batteries Battery 2008

MIT Energy Initiative report on transforming the US transportation system by 2050 to address climate challenges

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2016

There are many options available for reducing the fuel, energy, and GHG emissions impacts of LDVs. Achieving our overall goal—reducing fleet fuel and energy consumption and GHGs by three-quarters or more—will be extremely challenging. Includes vehicle weight reduction: at constant acceleration capability.

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MIT Transportation Climate Energy

EV Driven

Study finds that increased vehicle travel and decreased occupancy have undercut the impact of improving fuel economy over last 40 years

Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

California BOE considers lowering gasoline excise tax rate for third year in a row

UK Government Pre-Budget Report Offers Tax Exemptions for EVs, £30M in Additional Support for Low-Carbon Vehicles; Annual Fuel Tax Increases and End of Duty Differential for Biofuels

Belfer Center report calls for policymakers to begin taking steps to change policies for funding US transportation infrastructure

Belfer Center Study Concludes Reducing Car and Truck GHG Emissions Will Require Substantially Higher Fuel Prices; Income Tax Credits for Advanced Alt Fuel Vehicles Are Essentially Ineffective at Reducing Sector Emissions

IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

Initial results of 2-year US field study on Mileage-Based Road User Charge

Congressional Budget Office estimates US federal policies promoting EVs and other fuel-efficient vehicles will cost $7.5B through 2019; little or no impact on gasoline use and GHG in the short term

EC Project Concludes Transport Unlikely to Deliver Required GHG Cuts to Contribute to Meeting Overall 2050 GHG Reduction Target Without Policies to Limit Demand Growth

New Zealand simplifies Road User Charges system, extends exemption for light electric motor vehicles from 2013 to 2020

Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

Study concludes significant additional transport policy interventions will be required for Europe to meet its GHG reduction goal

Study Finds Government Mandates Superior to All Other Biofuels Policies, But Mixing With Subsidies Causes Adverse Effects; The Argument for a Direct CO2 Tax

Study Finds That Implementation of a Portfolio of Transportation Strategies Will Be Required for Significant Reductions in GHG from Transportation Sector; Pricing Strategies Have the Largest Potential

Proposed US Transportation Reauthorization Plan Links Greenhouse Gas Reductions to Transportation Planning

How the Budget affects green car drivers

Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

MIT Energy Initiative report on transforming the US transportation system by 2050 to address climate challenges

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